Embers of the Starshard

In the 327th year of the Late Expansion Era, the Galaxy splits into two poles: Core nobles monopolize antientropy technology and enjoy three-hundred-year lifespans, while the lower classes of the Edge are eroded by entropy tides, living from dawn to dusk as they struggle to survive. Ashen Flow Starport, a hub of the black market, conceals the remains of a Corpse Star and the legend of an "Entropy Order Core," both capable of overturning the balance of power.

Shen Jin, a refugee who witnessed his family die from entropy increase as a child, teaches himself the principles of entropy order from an ancient human text. He grows from a young member of a smuggling crew into a resistance leader. After exposing the council's conspiracy to plunder the ruins and deliberately create entropy tides, he leads the lower classes and their allies into the Corpse Star, awakens the Entropy Order Core, and crushes the council's conspiracy, tainted by AI.

In the end, Shen Jin overthrows the regime that entrenched the class system and makes antientropy technology available to all. He spends his life embodying resistance and redemption, becoming an immortal symbol of hope throughout the Galactic Sector.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.